Vampires beware, Buffy is coming back

Buffy the Vampire Slayer herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, has confirmed the return of the cult classic show, more than two decades after the final episode aired.

In an Instagram post on Friday, Gellar corroborated early reports a reboot was in the works, and revealed she had been in talks for the project for three years.

Gellar, who had maintained for decades the beloved series was complete and there would be no return to Sunnydale, said she had reluctantly taken a meeting with Oscar-winning director and self-professed life-long Buffy fan Chloé Zhao.

“I just didn’t see a way for the show to exist again … [But] I eventually agreed to go (mainly just to meet Chloé) and our twenty-minute coffee quickly turned into a four-hour adventure. We laughed, we cried, but mostly we both talked about how much this show means to us,” she said in the post.

“While I didn’t agree to anything at that meeting, I did shock myself by agreeing to continue the conversation.”

Gellar did not reveal any plot details or whether other fan favourites would make a return, but Variety has reported the series will focus on a new vampire slayer, with Gellar appearing in a recurring role rather than leading the series.

Buffy buffs rejoiced in the comment section: “I’m crying, sobbing and throwing up. I won’t lie that I’m very scared with all sorts of reboots or revisits so … the news made me torn this week. But with this post, I cried from happiness and I’m happy because I trust you and your love and devotion to Buffy,” one said.

“My millennial heart needed this. Thank you,” said another.